Download or read book Grandma s Santo on Its Head El santo patas arriba de mi abuelita written by Nasario García and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2013-06-01 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Children and adults alike will enjoy Nasario’s brilliant telling of the events that were part of his growing up. As I read the stories I heard Nasario’s voice and I could see clearly the people and places he describes. I was reminded that the stories our grandparents told not only entertained us, they taught us valuable lessons. “The magic of storytelling is still with us. At home or in the classroom, stories such as these will spark the imagination and encourage reading.”—Rudolfo Anaya, author of Bless Me, Ultima The popular cuentos that parents and grandparents in rural New Mexico once upon a time told their children are a rich source of the folklore of the region and offer satisfying entertainment. In this collection of bilingual stories about the Río Puerco Valley, where Nasario García grew up, he shares the traditions, myths, and stories of his homeland. He recounts stories of the evil eye and rooster racing, the Wailing Woman and the punishing of the santos. Preceding each tale is García’s brief explanation of the history and culture behind the story.
Download or read book Finding Caspicara written by Susan Verdi Webster and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2024 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Caspicara was the most renowned sculptor of the eighteenth-century Andean world. Yet many works that are attributed to this Indigenous artist cannot be firmly documented as he is nearly absent in traditional archival records. Susan Webster seeks to analyze not only the visual imagery and material culture of his many works, but she also seeks to lay the foundation for understanding how scholars can revive the life and records of artists and other historical figures--many of whom were Indigenous in this period--with different methodologies. By cultivating artistic theory, popular religious devotion, and specific styles of sculpture, Webster's examination of the labor and workshop practices of this period contextualize the extensive commercial networks that existed within Quito and emanated beyond it. Webster explores the reason why authors constructed an almost completely fictional life story and canon for this artist that continued for two centuries, how this story fueled the agendas and goals of these authors in melding the colonial past with a newly independent country that could measure itself against western European culture, and as a potent story for tourists. She then considers the ways in which Caspicara's work was at the center of debates of sculpture versus painting in Quito. These debates and their development in the city also add context to notions of authorship, and how it was documented (or not). By exploring the professional world where he worked, Webster's analysis of Indigenous sculptors and their family networks of labor and apprenticeship in the arts allow us to understand the changing workforce and materials for sculptures. This analysis also reveals what day-to-day life may have been for Caspicara, and how this routine informed the artistic choices available to him. Archival materials indirectly offer glimpses into how patrons regarded Caspicara and his work, and how the work of others later embellished or altered his original vision. Throughout the chapters, visuality, materials, and reception challenge the typical obsession of art historians, museum curators, and auction houses in their hunger to attribute authorship in ways that increase the value, both for prestige and monetary reasons, and in ways that end up obscuring authorship and intent"--
Download or read book Forming Intentional Disciples written by Sherry A. Weddell and published by Our Sunday Visitor. This book was released on 2015-11-30 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can we transmit a living, personal Catholic faith to future generations? By coming to know Jesus Christ, and following him as his disciples. These are times of immense challenge and immense opportunity for the Catholic Church. Consider these statistics for the United States. Only 30 percent of Americans who were raised Catholic are still practicing. Fully 10 percent of all adults in America are ex-Catholics. The number of marriages celebrated in the Church decreased dramatically, by nearly 60 percent, between 1972 and 2010. Only 60 percent of Catholics believe in a personal God. If the Church is to reverse these trends, the evangelizers must first be evangelized-in other words, Catholics-in-the-pew must make a conscious choice to know and follow Jesus before they can draw others to him. This work of discipleship lies at the heart of Forming Intentional Disciples, a book designed to help Church leaders, parish staff and all Catholics transform parish life from within. Drawing upon her fifteen years of experience with the Catherine of Siena Institute, Sherry Weddell leads readers through steps that will help Catholics enter more deeply into a relationship with God and the river of apostolic creativity, charisms, and vocation that flow from that relationship for the sake of the Church and the world. Learn about the five thresholds of postmodern conversion, how to open a conversation about faith and belief, how to ask thought-provoking questions and establish an atmosphere of trust, when to tell the Great Story of Jesus, how to help someone respond to God's call to intentional discipleship, and much more. And be prepared for conversion because when life at the parish level changes, the life of the whole Church will change.
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Download or read book Biblia biling e Reina Valera Revisada New King James written by Reina Valera Revisada and published by Vida Publishers. This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 1601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Una edición bilingüe, en formato paralelo, de las dos traducciones de la Biblia más ampliamente utilizadas tanto en inglés como en Español: Reina Valera Revisada y la New King James.
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Download or read book Los santos de Agua Mansa California written by Alex Espinoza and published by Random House. This book was released on 2009-02-04 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agua Mansa, un pueblo en gran parte hispano más allá de la periferia de Los Ángeles, es el hogar de Perla Portillo y su Botánica Oshún, adonde acude la gente en busca de amuletos, hierbas y velas. Más que nada, buscan los consejos de Perla, quien ha estado al servicio de la comunidad durante años, armando a sus clientes con las herramientas que necesitan para sobrellevar todo tipo de crisis, tanto grandes como pequeñas. Tenemos a Juan, un hombre que intenta aceptar la muerte de su padre; Nancy, una maestra de escuela recién casada; Shawn, un adicto que busca la paz dentro de su caótica vida; y Rosa, una adolescente que intenta bajar de peso y encontrarse a sí misma. Pero cuando llega un cliente con un pasado turbulento y misterioso, Perla lucha por ayudarlo y debe hacer frente tanto a sus ilusiones frustradas como a sus dudas acerca del lugar que le corresponde en un mundo que cambia con mucha rapidez. Imaginativa, alentadora, lírica, hermosamente escrita, Los santos de Agua Mansa, California, es una novela que evoca lo imprevisible de la vida y la persistencia del espíritu a través de las vidas de los habitantes de Agua Mansa y, en especial, de la mujer que se encuentra al centro de todo. Sus historias son aquéllas de la fe y la traición, el amor y la pérdida, los lazos de la familia y la comunidad, y la constancia del cambio. “Tan perfecta como las cuentas de un rosario . . . capaz de renovar la fe que tiene uno en la nueva narrativa”. –Sandra Cisneros, autora de La casa en Mango Street “Original, mágica, hermosa y evocadora . . . ofrece una ventana a un mundo que la mayoría nunca vemos”. –Lisa See, autora de Snow Flower and the Secret Fan “Alex Espinoza está en camino de convertirse en el Faulkner de su propio paisaje encantado, aquel de la comunidad de Agua Mansa, tierra adentro en el sur de California. Este lugar cobrará vida ante los lectores de todo el país a través de una prosa delicada, exquisita e infundida de espíritu”. –Susan Straight, autora de Highwire Moon
Download or read book Mis quince minutos de fama Autobiograf ia de un coleccionista y escritor written by Luis Antonio Rodríguez Vázquez and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-11-05 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Libro acerca de la vida y obra del numismático de Puerto Rico Luis Antonio Rodríguez Vázquez. Se incluye sus experiencias en diferentes facetas como la numismática, arqueología, bibliofilia y otras. El autor narra sus experiencias de los viajes realizados a algunas islas del Caribe y datos sobre la historia y cultura de estas. También incluye información sobre la historia monetaria de Puerto Rico y su bibliografía completa de 541 artículos publicados en diez periódicos de Puerto Rico. Esta es la primera autobiografía publicada por un numismático en Puerto Rico. Debido al interés del autor sobre el sincretismo religioso y la antropología hace un recuento de sus experiencias obtenidas del estudio del espiritismo y la santería en Puerto Rico. La información de este libro es muy interesante y variada lo cual hace que su lectura sea amena y divertida.
Download or read book Torrijos written by Graciela Iturbide and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The exhibition is organized by the Americas Society, and is presented in its gallery from January to May 2008"--P. 103.
Download or read book Revolutionary Horizons written by Abigail McEwen and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the trajectories of two pioneering artist groups, this groundbreaking book explores the development of abstract art, and its political stakes, in 1950s Cuba.
Download or read book Salmos Modernos written by EfraAn RAos Morales and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-01-17 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Salmos de Dios para la epoca moderna Isaias 42, 9: "He aqui se cumplieron las cosas primeras y yo anuncio cosas nuevas; antes que salgan a la luz, yo os las hare notorias". El Espiritu Santo me ha inspirado a escribir este libro de Salmos Modernos, con vivencia diaria, sabiduria biblica, y con la inspiracion de Dios. La poesia biblica no solo es un don de nuestros antiguos patriarcas, sino mas bien llega a nosotros, hoy en dia, a traves de la lectura biblica y su sana aplicacion, con la direccion y motivacion del Espiritu Santo. Bienaventurados los que leen este libro "Salmos Modernos". Legado moderno de Dios a la humanidad.
Download or read book A Companion to Juan Rulfo written by Steven Boldy and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2016 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive study of the Mexican writer considered one of the finest novelists and short-story writers in 20th-century Latin America.
Download or read book Restoration of Tropical Forest Ecosystems written by Helmut Lieth and published by Springer. This book was released on 1914 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The destruction of the tropical forests continues rapidly. We all know that this has global, ecological and economic consequences. The problem is of such magnitude that it can only be compared to warfare. The destruction of tropical forests is both detrimental to the global ecology as well as posing a serious threat to the people living in these areas. Furthermore, the overutilization of such a valuable resource poses a serious threat to the next generations. Besides the problem generated for the people in these regions, and for the earth in general, there is a moral obligation to preserve the vast biological diversity in the tropical forests. We have a commitment to all species on earth as well as man and, therefore, need to preserve as many as possible, if not all. This book discusses the problem from different angles: from forestry, ecology and nature conservation. The two main problem areas are: first the wise utilization of that portion of the forest which will be used - especially the introduction of planned forestry in such areas and second the development of a good plan for nature conservation in the tropics.
Download or read book Santos Americanos written by Arturo J. Pérez-Rodríguez and published by Loyola Press. This book was released on 2009-07-20 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La fe vivificante de 30 santos nacidos en el continente americano se ilustra en un diálogo vivo y actual que los autores establecen con los santos y santas a quienes se honran como tales en la Iglesia, pueblo de Dios. A lo largo de estas páginas, el lector llega a ver y experimentar el santo como una persona que camina con él y que lo invita a seguir no su ejemplo, sino a Cristo, que es la motivación última de la santidad. Más allá de relatar la historia biográfica—que también se incluye—los relatos contextualizan las cualidades de los santos y santas en el mundo de hoy de tal forma que la santidad se presenta como una posibilidad real para los cristianos de hoy. Este libro es ideal para aquellas personas que deseen comenzar o mejorar su relación con estos cristianos de nuestros países que han alcanzado la corona de la santidad y son una parte muy importante de nuestra familia espiritual. Las historias inspiradoras de estos modelos de vida son fundamentales para el desarrollo de la fe, especialmente entre los jóvenes hispanos. El libro sugiere algunas preguntas para reflexionar, solos o en grupo, y una oración a cada santo o santa. Disponible en inglés y español. The strength and vigor of the Catholic Church are nowhere more visible than in North and South America, where hundreds of millions of people claim the Catholic faith. Saints of the Americas features thirty heroes of this New World faith, with representatives from fifteen countries in South America, Central America, North America, and the Caribbean. Through "conversations" between the authors and the saints, readers will be inspired by the stories of Catherine Drezel and Elizabeth Ann Seton, who built schools and hospitals in the United States; martyr Óscar Romero from El Salvador; Venezuelan physician and healer José Gregorio Hernández; Peruvian Rose of Lima, the first saint of the Americas; and others. The faith and perseverance of these martyrs and monks, laypeople and clergy, mystics and activists will encourage people today to make a lasting difference in the world.
Download or read book A Shortcut to Paradise written by Teresa Solana and published by Bitter Lemon Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marina Dolc, media figure and bestselling author, is murdered in the Ritz in Barcelona on the night she wins an important literary prize. The killer has cold-bloodedly battered her to death with the trophy she just won. That same night, the Catalan police arrest their chief suspect, Amadeu Cabestany, the runner-up to the prize. The detective twins Borja and Eduard are hired to prove his innocence. The unlikely duo is plunged into the murky waters of Barcelona's literary scene and will need all their wit and improvisational skills to solve this crime.
Download or read book Obras Completas Del Santo Maestro Juan de Avila Sermones ciclo temporal written by Saint John (of Avila) and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 1022 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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